(Islamabad, Pakistan) It was a simple thing, really; but somehow it seemed deeply profound. Delegates from Pakistan and the US had just registered for our UPIC conference and we were gathering for lunch in the hotel restaurant. I happened to sit with Shaykh Zavid Bhaiyat, dressed in sunnah, the traditional way that the prophet Mohammed dressed, depicting his status as a classically trained Imam. Sharing our table was the dapper Dr. Titus Presler, an Episcopal priest in tie and jacket and looking every bit like the headmaster of a New England boarding school. The two had never met. Our opening conversation was typical of those first meetings—a comment about the weather, the bounties of the buffet, etc. when Dr. Presler, asked the Shaykh, “Are you from Islamabad?” “No,” Zavid responded, “I’m from Laurel, Maryland.” The Shaykh is Director of the Islamic Community Center there...